Tamale Pie Casserole with Harissa and Cornbread Topping
This recipe is for a tamale pie, but also includes a low carb version which is more like a ragu.
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Italian Sweet Pepper Varieties: How to Grow and Cook Them
Quick Summary: Italian sweet peppers like Jimmy Nardello, Marconi, and Corno di Toro are sweeter and thinner-walled than standard bells. Start seeds indoors 8 weeks before last frost, transplant when
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Seared Chicken Piperade: Slow-Carb Version
Piperade is the simple, elegant, and quintessential dish of the small Basque region that sits partially in France and partially in Spain. The signature ingredients are those found readily in
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Italian Vegetables: What to Grow for Italian Cooking (Including Italian Herbs)
Quick Summary: An Italian kitchen garden needs tomatoes (paste, slicer, and cherry types), squash, beans, chicory, peppers, eggplant, kale, broccoli, onions, lettuce, and herbs like basil, oregano, and parsley. Grow
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Baked Salmon Coated with Mayonnaise and a Side of Salsa Macha
Quick Summary: Salmon roasted with a mayonnaise coating that turns golden and tangy under the broiler. Only 2 to 3 ingredients, ready in 15 minutes. Serve with salsa macha for
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Mexican Chile Oil (Salsa Macha): How to Make It at Home
Quick Summary: Mexican chile oil is a crispy, smoky condiment made with fried dried peppers, garlic, peanuts, and sesame seeds — Mexico’s answer to chili crisp. Smoky, crunchy, and endlessly
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Pork Chops Stewed in Peppers and Onions: An Italian Peperonata
Quick Summary: Peperonata is slow-cooked sweet peppers with onions and garlic, simmered until velvety soft. Use it to braise pork chops for a tender, flavorful one-pan dinner. The sauce also
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Chicken Pipián Verde: Pumpkin Seed Green Mole
Quick Summary: A tangy, herbal Mexican sauce made from pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, poblano and serrano peppers, and fresh cilantro, served over chicken. Sometimes called mole verde, though pipián always features
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Italian Stewed Pepper (Peperonata) Dinner with a side of Butternut Squash and Romesco Sauce
Quick Summary: Peperonata is an Italian sauce of stewed peppers cooked low and slow in olive oil with onion and garlic. Use a mix of sweet bell pepper colors. Serve
Traditional Chile Rellenos in Egg Batter
Quick Summary: Traditional Mexican chile rellenos made with roasted poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, dipped in a light egg batter, lightly sauteed, and simmered in red tomato sauce. Includes step-by-step
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Quesadillas Rajas con Crema: Poblano Strips in Cream Sauce
Quick Summary: Roasted poblano strips cooked with onions, mushrooms, corn, and Mexican crema, folded into cheese quesadillas. Classic comfort food from the Bajío region of Mexico. Vegetarian and endlessly adaptable.
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Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole (Low Carb Version)
this recipe for low carb chicken enchiladas is so packed with flavor that you won’t miss the tortillas. Made with HeathGlen’s enchilada spice blend.
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Mexican Pumpkin Ancho Soup (Savory, Not Sweet)
Quick Summary: Roasted pumpkin or winter squash pureed with smoky ancho chile, mint, and coriander. Savory rather than sweet, with the roasting bringing out the squash’s natural depth. Make-ahead friendly
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Red Bell Pepper & Eggplant Spread: Kosovar Ajvar
Ajvar is a red pepper eggplant spread popular in the Balkan region. This recipe is a particularly robust version enhanced with a Peruvian hot spice. The video that accompanies the
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Chile Verde Sauce (Chili Verde): Homemade with Roasted Tomatillos
Chile Verde Sauce can be used fresh as a salsa or in a wide variety of Mexican breakfast and main dishes. It fits well with a low carb or keto lifestyle.
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Low-Carb Rajas con Queso: Poblano Strips with Cheese and Cream
Quick Summary: Poblanos are charred under the broiler until the skin blisters, then peeled and sliced into strips. Combined with sautéed onions, sour cream, and melted jack cheese, they become
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Stuffed Sweet Peppers or Poblano Peppers
Low carb or keto stuffed peppers are perfect for Fall. Make the with meat and sweet bell peppers or a plant based stuffing in Poblanos
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Mexican Pork (or Beef) Chili Verde Stew: Slow Cooked
Pork Chile Verde is a Mexican dish that lends itself to low carb cooking. It is especially tasty when cooked as a slow braise
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Shishito Peppers: a Low Carb Appetizer
Never one to ignore the food trends, I thought I’d try my hand at growing and cooking the trendy “perfect appetizer” that the chefs and foodies are raving about. The
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Shakshuka: North African Baked Eggs in Tomato Sauce
Quick Summary: Eggs baked in a simmering tomato, pepper, and onion sauce seasoned with cumin and harissa. A classic North African dish that works for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. One-pot,
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Tomato Seed Germination Guide: Water, Temperature and Daylight Needs
Detailed tips on how to achieve successful tomato & pepper seed germination, especially with heirloom tomatoes
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Stuffed Peppers with Harissa and Chutney (Slow Cooker Version)
Savory crockpot stuffed peppers made awesome by adding a harissa spice and layering in a robust chutney. Made in the crockpot for ease.
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How to Start Tomato Seeds Indoors: Equipment, Process, and Troubleshooting
Starting tomato and pepper seeds is a science and an art and this is a “how-to” post for successful seed germination
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